How much have you lost, and how (an informal poll)?

saires_au · March 2015

Weight lost - 10.8kg (23.8lb) over 8 weeks
How - portion control, flexible eating (weekly calorie deficit review rather than daily), moderation

Exercise: brisk, walking 40 min per day . Active at approx 15000 steps per day as per fitbit. I'm a nurse and a mum to three young girls so on my feet a LOT

Current wt 83kg calories 1650/day ht 170cm

Was worried about losing lean body mass but body fat % calculates that I have gained 700g lean mass and lost over 11kg fat

MoiAussi93 · March 2015

Weight lost: 90 pounds
Method: Eliminated added sugar and wheat. Otherwise no restrictions.
Also do some cardio...mostly sprint intervals, occasionally some jogging...probably on average twice a week. Very recently (past 6 weeks) added some resistance training...body weight exercises only.

Did not count calories for most of this loss. Only the past 25 or 30 pounds have been using mfp...I am doing this to test how I react to different macro levels. Currently keeping net carbs below 100 most days.

katherine391 · March 2015

Lost : 5st 4lbs in 9 months.. Method - slimming world
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flumi_f · March 2015

29kg in a year with 5:2, maintainance the last 9mth also using 5:2.

DonM46 · March 2015

35#
Portion control (only), using MFP's recommended calorie intake.
[No exercise due to spinal cord problem.]

freqzinbigd · March 2015

At my lightest: 68 pounds-- 257 to 189.

That was paleo + crossfit for the 50 pounds or so, then paleo/zone + crossfit for the last bit.

Paleo/zone was lightning fast but my calories were set far too low for the training I was doing at the time and my lifts went down.

Ate huge the next year and regained to 208 but 3/4" smaller waist and 1 inch smaller in the hips than at 189. Continued eating big but went a bit overboard...I'm still paleoish but much higher carb than most paleo types.

SquidNebula · March 2015

I’ve lost 15lbs over the last month. I dropped the water weight pretty fast and now I’m trying to lose 1-2lbs a week. I walk 3.5 miles to work every morning instead of taking the bus and light rail. I’ve reduced my caloric intake and I’m drinking a lot of water. I practice yoga when I wake up and before I go to bed. I plan on adding more cardio soon and I’d like to start some form or strength training.

marinabreeze · March 2015

Lost so far: 26 lbs
How: Tracking calories via MFP, occasional exercise (DDP Yoga, walking, cardio and some strength training at the gym)

I've kind of stalled over the past three weeks, so I bought a digital scale, tightened up my tracking, and I've started to get a little more exercise in. That should work to get it going again, since I have well over 100 lbs to lose.

terar21 · March 2015

Weight lost: 22 pounds
Method: Flexible eating and making sure my exercise calories burned supported my eating habits. I like to eat...therefore I like to burn extra calories.

trina1049 · March 2015

Lost 43lbs out of 50 over a year plus some (65 years old, 5'2.5"). Some weight dropped before MFP but since MFP consistent loss with mostly accurate calorie counting; MFP set to sedentary. Usually lost 1.5 to 2lbs. per month, now down to 1 to 1.3lbs per month sometimes less.

Exercising 5 1/2 hours, 4xs per week; Body Pump class 4 hours per week; cardio 30 minutes after 3 Body Pump classes. I use a heart rate monitor and pedometer to estimate calorie burn. Eating back 1/2 to 3/4s of exercise calories.

Most successful with macros set at 35% protein, 35% fat, 30% carbs.

Just_Ceci · March 2015

Weight lost: 65 lbs, maintained for 16 months
Method: eat less, move more
I pretty much eat whatever I want only smaller portions. I exercise so I can eat more (eat back some of my exercise calories).

Whittedo · March 2015

Weight loss 28 pounds over 58 days on MFP. Track everything that goes into my mouth (except free samples at grocery store), go to the gym for resistance exercise 6 days a week and no longer give lame excuses to my dog about his thrice daily walks. We are averaging 10km a day now and this has been a brutal 2 months in Toronto this winter. Coldest February on record.

Whittedo · March 2015

terar21 wrote: »

Weight lost: 22 pounds
Method: Flexible eating and making sure my exercise calories burned supported my eating habits. I like to eat...therefore I like to burn extra calories.

Oh yeah and what she said.

yesimpson · March 2015

20lbs (well I lost 35lbs in total, but deliberately put about a stone back on).

Flexible eating; although I think a massive proportion of the calorie deficit was created by starting to exercise as I literally sat on my butt all day before really.

sodakat · March 2015

64 pounds so far. Lost about 8 before I found MFP a year ago.

I guess portion control and flexible eating are what I do to eat at a deficit.

ilovesweeties · March 2015

54 lbs down in 7 months. Started off with a manageable deficit and walking 10,000 steps/day. Added in running, started with c25k, now running 15k/week. Didn't eat back exercise calories as a rule, but enjoyed flexibility with my MFP number when eating out or just wanting a snack. Nothing is banned, but I cut out all mindless snacks- snacks in the car, on the train, while I'm walking somewhere. Eat my usual, pre-weight loss dinners with my partner, as I want to maintain. I just make sure I weigh out a smaller portion. Avoid 'dieting' in front of the kids; I dont want them thinking it's something girls have to do and boys don't. We do talk about eating healthily though. All in all, it's been easier than I thought and much easier than most of my friends and colleagues would guess!

Mrsallen6_11 · March 2015

I don't have a big loss like everyone else, mainly because 1) I just started and 2) I really don't have much to lose. I'm really looking to get more fit and in shape. But so far I've lost 3lbs in 4wks by watching how much I eat (staying within my calorie goal as best I can), and adding in a balance of strength training and cardio into my exercise plan. My first week all I did was log my food, I didn't start exercising until my second week.